Office of Worship

Celebrating Dedicated Volunteers for Their Service in the Church

Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi

October 2, 2026 | 5 p.m.

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On behalf of Very Reverend John Cannon, rector, Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe, an invitation is extended to you to join Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, in celebrating his 50th Anniversary of Ordination to the Priesthood, which took place on May 15, 1976. An Anniversary Mass will be celebrated at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi on May 21, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. A reception will follow in the Stations of the Cross Prayer Garden. Please, no gifts, and no RSVPs are required. Click here to live stream, click here for the worship aid.

Most Reverend John C. Wester, Archbishop of Santa Fe, will ordain Deacon John Paul Langsfeld and Deacon Martin Nchedo Umeatuegbu to the Order of Priesthood in the Archdiocese of Santa Fe on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at 10 a.m., at the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe. Click here to live stream. Click here for the worship aid.

2025 Sacramental Updates Letter from Archbishop John C. Wester

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• Mass of Thanksgiving for Pope Leo XIV: May 8, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe 
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• A Memorial Mass of the Dead for Pope Francis: April 21, 2025, at 6 p.m. at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi, Santa Fe
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2025 Ordinations

24.05.15 NEWS RELEASE: Archbishop John C. Wester To Ordain Three Seminarians to the Priesthood More> 
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24.05.14 NEWS RELEASE: Archbishop John C. Wester To Ordain One Seminarian to the Transitional Diaconate More>
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